Perinatal EMDR Therapy for Birth Trauma & Anxiety

You don’t need to know anything about EMDR to be here. This page is simply meant to help you understand how trauma-informed therapy — including EMDR — can gently support you during pregnancy or postpartum.

Pregnancy and early parenthood can surface anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional responses that feel unfamiliar or intense. This is especially true if you’ve experienced a difficult birth, medical complications, pregnancy loss, or if past experiences begin to resurface during this transition.

At Heal & Grow Therapy, perinatal and postpartum therapy integrates trauma informed care and EMDR to support parents navigating:

• Postpartum anxiety, depression, and mood shifts

• Birth or medical trauma

• Identity changes and loss of stability

• Nervous system dysregulation and emotional overwhelm

What Is EMDR Therapy?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a research-supported therapy that helps the brain and body process experiences that haven’t fully settled.

In perinatal work, EMDR can gently support healing from:

• Birth or medical trauma

• Pregnancy-related fears or complications

• Earlier life experiences that resurface during parenthood

This process does not require you to relive or retell every detail of what you’ve been through. Instead, EMDR helps your nervous system move toward a sense of safety, integration, and steadiness in the present.

If you’re interested in exploring longer-standing relational or childhood patterns, you can also learn more about trauma therapy and EMDR for deeper attachment work.

What Working Together Looks Like

Our work is collaborative, paced with care, and grounded in your sense of safety. The goal is never to rush healing, but to help you feel more regulated, grounded, and supported as you move through this season of change.

This approach can be especially supportive if you’ve noticed old patterns, heightened anxiety, or emotional reactions that feel bigger than the present moment — and you want care that honors both your past experiences and your current life as a parent.

Heal & Grow Therapy offers culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ affirming, trauma informed care. Sessions are available via telehealth across Arizona.

Interested in exploring whether perinatal EMDR therapy feels like a good fit?
You’re welcome to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to ask questions and learn more about next steps.